Lawrence Schiller

Lawrence Schiller is a famed American contemporary artist, most notably known for his work as a screenwriter, director, and film producer. He was born on December 28, 1936 in New York City — specifically, Brooklyn — and then grew up just outside of San Diego, California. He attended the prestigious Pepperdine College in Los Angeles, and then proceeded to work for some of the top names in the print industry as a photojournalist, including Life Magazine, The Sunday Times, Time, Paris Match, Stern, Newsweek, and The Saturday Evening Post.

In addition to his inspired work as a talented photojournalist, Lawrence Schiller also worked in print, by writing, publishing and/or collaborating on several works, including the following:

Marilyn & Me, A Photographer’s Memories by Lawrence Schiller

Into the Mirror by Lawrence Schiller

Cape May Court House by Lawrence Schiller

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town by Lawrence Schiller

American Tragedy by Lawrence Schiller and James Willwerth

I Want to Tell You by O.J. Simpson with Lawrence Schiller

Oswald’s Tale: An American Mystery by Norman Mailer

The Executioner’s Song by Norman Mailer

The Fath of Graffiti by Norman Mailer and Jon Naar

Marilyn: A Biography by Norman Mailer and the world’s foremost photographers

His list of filmography work is equally as vast and impressive, and includes the following:

Master Spy, (Producer/Director)

American Tragedy, (Producer/Director)

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town, (Producer/Director)

Double Jeopardy, (Producer/Director)

The Plot to Kill Hitler, (Director)

Margaret Bourke-White, (Producer/Director)

Peter the Great, 3 Emmy Awards, (Executive Producer/Director)

The Executioner’s Song, 2 Emmy Awards, (Producer/Director)

Murder: By Reason of Insanity, (Producer)

Her Life As a Man, (Producer)

The Patricia Neal Story, 1 Emmy Award, (Producer)

Child Bride of Short Creek, (Co-Producer)

Marilyn: The Untold Story, 1 Emmy Award, (Producer/Co-Director)

I Love My Friends, -Kris Kardashian Music Video (Director)

The Winds of Kitty Hawk, (Producer)

Hey, I’m Alive, (Producer/Director)

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald, (Producer)

The Man Who Skied Down Everest, (USA Director)

The Lexington Experience, (Producer/Director)

The American Dreamer, (Co-Director)

Soon There Will Be No More Me, (Producer/Director)

Lady Sings The Blues, (Titles/still montage Director)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, (Still montage Director)

Schiller also worked extensively in television, producing and/or directing countless shows. For his inspired work, Schiller earned several notable awards and recognitions, including Emmy Awards from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, The Christopher Award, and numerous National Press Photographers Association Photographic Awards. In addition, he was also a proud representative of the United States in the US / USSR bilateral talks in Washington and Moscow, where he drafted and signed treaties with the government of the former USSR. He is also a representative of the United States in the Moscow International Peace Forum.

Lawrence Schiller Artwork

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